Six thick sedimentary cycles from the Surat Basin document environmental changes during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. The cycles, each hundreds of metres thick, are interpreted as responses to global sea-level oscillations. This analysis is provided by Geoscience Australia Data.
Use Cases
- Modeling basin-scale sedimentary responses to sea-level change based on described cycle thickness and composition.
- Correlating regional stratigraphic sequences with global sea-level oscillations mentioned in the description.
- Reconstructing paleoenvironments (e.g., braided streams, deltas, shallow marine) from described sedimentary facies.
Strengths
- Describes six distinct sedimentary cycles, each hundreds of metres thick, providing a substantial stratigraphic record.
- Links basin-scale observations to nine global sea-level oscillations, offering a broader tectonic context.
- Differentiates depositional environments (e.g., braided streams, deltas, shallow marine) for Jurassic and Cretaceous cycles.
Limitations
- Data is presented in PDF/HTML formats; column-level documentation and structured data are absent.
- Row count and dataset scale are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Geoscience Australia Data
- Time Range
- Jurassic and Cretaceous periods
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-30 13:09:25.881460; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Surat Basin, Australia